[Savannah-hackers] Re: Misleading Savannah documentation.

The documentation should indeed be completed to make the difference
between the two download areas.

However, keeping the 2 'download areas' for GNU projects appears
interesting to me, since ftp.gnu.org is an official FSF download
location, with strict rules on what to upload. In particular, I think
you cannot delete old releases.

The Savannah download area can be used for any purpose, and we plan to
provide more control on it, including a web interface to manage files,
and if possible a rsync access.

--
Sylvain
Dale Mellor wrote:

Sorry to be taking your time up like this, but...
Well, this is hugely misleading. I have ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mcron down as
my
download site in Savannah, and whenever I read any of the
documentation,
i.e. FAQ, it says that files uploaded to
savannah.gnu.org/incoming/savannah get
copied to `the download site'.
Specifically, when I look at the main admin page and scroll down to
the files
admin section, it gives this URL and points to the FAQ; the FAQ does
not mention
the URL of the download area.
FWIW, as the CVS web directory is copied out to
http://www.gnu.org/software/mcron, I really think I should expect the
file
upload area to be copied to ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mcron.
Anyway, thanks for the reference, I'll follow the instructions there.